Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on Tuesday said a bill he signed into law last Thursday has been "grossly mischaracterized" and was the subject of "shoddy reporting," but said he and legislators have been working around...

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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on Tuesday said a bill he signed into law last Thursday has been "grossly mischaracterized" and was the subject of "shoddy reporting," but said he and legislators have been working around the clock to draft new legislation to clarify its intent.
"We've got a perception problem here ... and we intend to correct that," Pence told reporters during a morning press conference from Indianapolis.
"I abhor discrimination," he wrote. "I believe in the Golden Rule that you should ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you.’ If I saw a restaurant owner refuse to serve a gay couple, I wouldn’t eat there anymore."
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Lufthansa knew six years ago that the co-pilot of the passenger plane that crashed in the French Alps last week had suffered from a "serious depressive episode," the German airline said Tuesday. The airline said...

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Lufthansa knew six years ago that the co-pilot of the passenger plane that crashed in the French Alps last week had suffered from a "serious depressive episode," the German airline said Tuesday. The airline said that as part of its internal research it found emails that Andreas Lubitz sent to the Lufthansa flight school in Bremen when he resumed his training there after an interruption of several months.
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Negotiations on a nuclear deal with Iran will continue past Tuesday night's deadline into Wednesday the State Department said, NBC News reported.

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Negotiations on a nuclear deal with Iran will continue past Tuesday night's deadline into Wednesday the State Department said, NBC News reported. U.S. diplomats — alongside their counterparts from Iran and China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany — are scrambling to agree on the framework of an agreement that would see Iran limit its nuclear program in exchange for some sanctions relief. One of the biggest sticking points, according to U.S. negotiators, has been getting Iran to curtail its research and development on nuclear activity for at least 10 years but potentially longer. As the midnight (6 p.m. ET) deadline neared, Marie Harf, the State Department's spokeswoman, said, "There are several difficult issues still remaining," but she added: "We've made enough progress in the last days to merit staying until Wednesday."
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Indiana on Monday sentenced a woman to 20 years in prison for feticide and neglect of a dependent, marking the first time in U.S. history that a woman has been charged, convicted and sentenced for committing an...

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Indiana on Monday sentenced a woman to 20 years in prison for feticide and neglect of a dependent, marking the first time in U.S. history that a woman has been charged, convicted and sentenced for committing an act that causes the death of an fetus, NBC News reported. Purvi Patel was effectively sentenced 20 years on a felony neglect charge and a six-year sentence for feticide, to be served concurrently. Reproductive rights activists like Lynn Paltrow, the executive director for National Advocates for Pregnant Women, condemned Patel's sentencing, arguing that "anti-abortion laws will be used to punish pregnant woman." Prosecutors argued that Patel gave birth to a live fetus and charged her with child neglect, while Patel's attorneys contended that she panicked when she realized she was in labor.
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Lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzkokhar Tsarnaev rested their case in his federal death penalty trial Tuesday after presenting a brief case aimed at showing his late older brother was the mastermind of...

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Lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzkokhar Tsarnaev rested their case in his federal death penalty trial Tuesday after presenting a brief case aimed at showing his late older brother was the mastermind of the 2013 terror attack. The defense admitted during opening statements that Tsarnaev participated in the bombings. But Tsarnaev's lawyer said he was a troubled 19-year-old who had fallen under the influence of his radicalized brother, Tamerlan, 26. Closing arguments will be held April 6.
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A judge has ordered state psychiatrists to examine the teen who is pleading not guilty by reason of insanity in the stabbing death of a classmate at a Connecticut high school last spring.
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A judge has ordered state psychiatrists to examine the teen who is pleading not guilty by reason of insanity in the stabbing death of a classmate at a Connecticut high school last spring.
Christopher Plaskon, 17, has been charged with the murder of Maren Sanchez at Milford's Jonathan Law High School hours before the school prom last April. He appeared at a pretrial hearing on Tuesday and could face up to 60 years in prison.
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To whoever has been pooping on the public bike path in Hampton, Illinois – please stop, officials have asked. “Stop pooping on bike path,” read two new signs along the trail. And no, it’s not a message directed...

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To whoever has been pooping on the public bike path in Hampton, Illinois – please stop, officials have asked. “Stop pooping on bike path,” read two new signs along the trail. And no, it’s not a message directed towards pets. Apparently joggers who poop along the path have been an increasing problem for Hampton over the past two years, the city’s Public Works supervisor Scott McKay told NBC station KWQC. "When the individual does it, it does it right in the lane. It’s not on the center line. It’s not off on the grass," he said.
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The daughters of the New York woman who died when her SUV got trapped in a railroad crossing and was hit by an oncoming Metro-North train, sparking an explosion that also killed five train passengers, spoke...

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The daughters of the New York woman who died when her SUV got trapped in a railroad crossing and was hit by an oncoming Metro-North train, sparking an explosion that also killed five train passengers, spoke publicly Tuesday for the first time since last month's accident, remembering — and defending — their mother, who has been criticized for not moving out of the train's path.
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New England Patriots team owner Robert Kraft testified Tuesday that his former star tight end Aaron Hernandez told him he was innocent when asked if he was involved in a 2013 killing. Kraft was called by the...

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New England Patriots team owner Robert Kraft testified Tuesday that his former star tight end Aaron Hernandez told him he was innocent when asked if he was involved in a 2013 killing. Kraft was called by the prosecution in Hernandez's murder trial over the June 17, 2013, slaying of Odin Lloyd, who was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee.
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Lawmakers in Arkansas are pressing ahead with a religious freedom law that is similar to one that has caused controversy in Indiana, NBC News reported. Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson told NBC affiliate KARK that the bill in his state is meant to strike a balance between religious freedom and equal protection of the law. He said he plans to sign it. But sexual orientation is not covered by anti-discrimination laws in Arkansas and legal experts have said the measure could open the door to the discrimination of gays and lesbians. A final vote in Arkansas' state House could come later Tuesday.
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Former New England Patriots football star Aaron Hernandez is on trial in Fall River, Massachusetts, accused of killing a semi-professional football player found shot multiple times near Hernandez’s home....

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Former New England Patriots football star Aaron Hernandez is on trial in Fall River, Massachusetts, accused of killing a semi-professional football player found shot multiple times near Hernandez’s home. Testimony began in January and is expected to take six to 10 weeks. Here are some highlights from the court proceedings so far.
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Two men dressed as women who were shot at by National Security Agency police when they disobeyed orders at a heavily guarded gate had just stolen a car from a man who picked them up for a motel "party,'" police...

Two men dressed as women who were shot at by National Security Agency police when they disobeyed orders at a heavily guarded gate had just stolen a car from a man who picked them up for a motel "party,'" police said Tuesday. One suspect was killed and the other was injured, along with an NSA police officer, as the driver of the stolen SUV apparently tried to get away from the guards.
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Police have captured the man who escaped custody at Inova Fairfax Hospital following a nine-hour manhunt. Wossen Assaye was found on Pennsylvania Avenue SE in Washington, D.C., following a massive massive...

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Police have captured the man who escaped custody at Inova Fairfax Hospital following a nine-hour manhunt. Wossen Assaye was found on Pennsylvania Avenue SE in Washington, D.C., following a massive massive search, a high-ranking police official told News4. He was taken into custody without incident at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.
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